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Woodbury University

Burbank, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Burbank, California, Woodbury University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 849 students in fall 2024, including 786 undergraduates and 63 graduate students.

Woodbury University offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology, Business Administration and Management, and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. It awarded 189 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

849
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
189
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 25

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Architecture 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Communications Technologies 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
English Language and Literature 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
161
Master's degrees
28

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
849
Undergraduates, fall 2024
786
Graduate students, fall 2024
63
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
882
Undergraduates, 2024-25
810
Graduate students, 2024-25
72
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
40%
Hispanic or Latino
31%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Interim President
Mr. Jeffrey Bellantoni
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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